About Gonthi Village

Gonthi is a large village in Ziradei tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,328, made up of 1,118 males and 1,210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares.

Gonthi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gonthi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Ziradei
Area (hectares)	185 hectares
Population	2,328
Male Population	1,118
Female Population	1,210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,082
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gonthi compares

By the 2011 count Gonthi is the 25th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,052 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Gonthi

Gonthi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gonthi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gonthi from other places

Gonthi lies about 14 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 10 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gonthi
Nearest railway station	Jiradei	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ziradei	14 km
District headquarters	Siwan	14 km
Nearest town	Siwān	14 km

Villages closest to Gonthi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ziradei tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Gonthi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gonthi village had a population of 2,328. That makes it the 25th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,052 residents.

Gonthi village has 1,118 males and 1,210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gonthi has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

Gonthi covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gonthi falls under Ziradei tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gonthi is Jiradei, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gonthi.

Gonthi is about 14 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gonthi is in Ziradei tehsil of Siwan district. Jiradei is about 10 km away. Ziradei is about 14 km away. Siwan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.